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How The Peninsula Hong Kong CEO is bringing retail expertise to an elevated hospitality experience
Founded in 1928, The Peninsula Hong Kong is known for its fleet of Rolls-Royces, Michelin-star dining and the kind of polished service that has long defined top-end hospitality in Asia. It’s here that Monocle…
Five domestic routes that still fly wide-body luxury (with lots of leg room)
Wide-body planes on short routes are increasingly rare, but they offer more space, newer cabins and a calmer ride. From Milan to Bali, here are five reliable routes where bigger aircraft reign.
“Choosing locations for hotels is like filling the gaps in a game of Risk.”
Gero Fasano on the strategy behind expanding a global hospitality brand
“We are the antithesis of standardisation. The big mistake is trying to be everything for everybody.”
Marugal’s Pablo Carrington on breaking rules to create a luxury hotel portfolio
How Prisca Llagostera’s boutique hotels went global
Prisca Llagostera has built distinctive hotels from Andorra to South Africa. Here, she reflects on how to run hotels continents apart while keeping a recognisable identity.
Co-founder of luxury travel company Black Tomato, Tom Marchant, shares his must-visit spots of 2026
Three friends left their corporate jobs in 2005 to found luxury travel company Black Tomato, hoping to see what happens if itineraries were tailored to travellers. Based in London and New York, the team…
Philippine tourism is about to get a new identity under secretary Christina Garcia Frasco
Lawyer-turned-mayor Christina Garcia Frasco stepped onto the national stage in 2022 when incoming Filipino president Ferdinand Marcos Jr asked her to be his tourism minister. Tasked with steering the archipelago out of the pandemic…
Grand destinations and luxurious travel essentials to add to your 2026 plans
Whether you’re looking for Berlin’s best trattoria, a four-star motel with a French twist or a bag that will be the talk of business class, here’s how to travel in style this year.
How Stephan Bösch brought Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa back to life after its renovation
How do you breathe new life into a place where history lingers in every corner? Monocle sits down with Stephan Bösch – the new managing director of Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa in Baden-Baden, southwestern…
